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Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) Water Security Module
Citation:
U.S. EPA. Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) Water Security Module. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-12/735, 2012.
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The purpose of this project was to design a prototype system for surveillance of certian water quality parameters and water distribution system operating conditions that may be correlated in space and/or time with public health events possibly related to drinking water contamination. Algorithms were developed and implemented to identify triggers that would initiate investigations by public health epidemilogists and/or water utility personnel. Visual and analytic tools were developed to aid an investigation and foster collaboration between the health departments and the water utilities.
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